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. 2021 Apr 29;4:1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2021.03.009

Table VI.

Ophthalmic medication use

History of atopic dermatitis
History of asthma only
All patients
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Any ophthalmic medication use prior to starting dupilumab 170 (9.4) 22 (17.1) 204 (9.5)
 Topical antihistamines 52 (2.9) 4 (3.1) 58 (2.7)
 Topical steroids 64 (3.5) 10 (7.8) 77 (3.6)
 Topical steroid antibiotics 25 (1.4) 2 (1.6) 31 (1.4)
 Topical antibiotics 71 (3.9) 8 (6.2) 83 (3.9)
 Topical NSAIDs 13 (0.7) 0 (0) 14 (0.7)
 Topical cyclosporine 11 (0.6) 1 (0.8) 13 (0.6)
 Topical lifitegrast 7 (0.4) 1 (0.8) 9 (0.4)
Any ophthalmic medication use after starting dupilumab 251 (13.8) 24 (18.6) 300 (14)
 Topical antihistamines 64 (3.5) 6 (4.7) 78 (3.6)
 Topical steroids 103 (5.7) 7 (5.4) 117 (5.5)
 Topical steroid antibiotics 67 (3.7) 4 (3.1) 78 (3.6)
 Topical antibiotics 77 (4.2) 10 (7.8) 96 (4.5)
 Topical NSAIDs 16 (0.9) 0 (0) 17 (0.8)
 Topical cyclosporine 18 (1.0) 2 (1.6) 21 (1.0)
 Topical lifitegrast 12 (0.7) 2 (1.6) 16 (0.7)
Any ophthalmic medication use after starting dupilumab, among those who developed a new ocular surface disorder diagnosis 95 (59.7) 6 (42.9) 103 (56.9)
 Topical antihistamines 23 (14.5) 1 (7.1) 25 (13.8)
 Topical steroids 43 (27.0) 0 (0) 44 (24.3)
 Topical steroid antibiotics 28 (17.6) 1 (7.1) 30 (16.6)
 Topical antibiotics 27 (17.0) 2 (14.3) 30 (16.6)
 Topical NSAIDs 3 (1.9) 0 (0) 3 (1.7)
 Topical cyclosporine 9 (5.7) 0 (0) 9 (5.0)
 Topical lifitegrast 3 (1.9) 2 (14.3) 5 (2.8)
Any ophthalmic medication use after starting dupilumab, among those who developed a new ocular surface disorder diagnosed by an ophthalmologist 44 (65.7) 6 (66.7) 51 (64.6)
 Topical antihistamines 13 (19.4) 1 (11.1) 14 (17.7)
 Topical steroids 28 (41.8) 2 (22.2) 31 (39.2)
 Topical steroid antibiotics 13 (19.4) 1 (11.1) 14 (17.7)
 Topical antibiotics 15 (22.4) 3 (33.3) 19 (24.1)
 Topical NSAIDs 4 (6.0) 0 (0) 4 (5.1)
 Topical cyclosporine 5 (7.5) 0 (0) 5 (6.3)
 Topical lifitegrast 2 (3.0) 1 (11.1) 3 (3.8)

NSAIDs, Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.